Journal profile · Medicine-Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging
ISSN 2586-7210 · eISSN 2586-7296 · Korean Society of Echocardiography
Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging: subscription journal; APC about USD 2,190; median 66 days to acceptance (50 articles, last 24 months); 17 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging is published by Korean Society of Echocardiography. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics, Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors and Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, together about 44.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine16.1%
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsMedicine15.6%
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine12.6%
- Congenital Heart Disease StudiesMedicine7%
- Cardiomyopathy and Myosin StudiesMedicine5.1%
- Cardiac tumors and thrombiMedicine4.8%
- Cardiac Structural Anomalies and RepairMedicine4.6%
- Aortic Disease and Treatment ApproachesMedicine4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging | Q2 | 151/361 | 58th |
| Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine | Q2 | 173/409 | 57th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.88LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 61OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.91OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 404 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 42 | 42 | 355 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 350 |
| 2024 | 40 | 40 | 358 |
| 2023 | 41 | 31 | 272 |
| 2022 | 43 | 43 | 250 |
| 2021 | 63 | 63 | 213 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
66 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 37 days – 108 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 35 days (50 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 117 days
- Sample
- 50 articles with submission and acceptance dates (52 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,190 / EUR 1,890 / GBP 1,590 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Korean Society of Echocardiography
- ISSN
- 2586-7210
- Electronic ISSN
- 2586-7296
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging
How long does peer review take at Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging?
Based on the dates recorded on 50 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 66 days (interquartile range 37–108 days). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging is a subscription journal. APC about USD 2,190.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .